Day: December 15, 2012

Sneak Peek: Dragon’s Heart

Today we have a sneak peek from author LaVerne Thompson’s new  fantasy romance novel: Dragon’s Heart.

A thousand years ago Draakar was forced to leave Earth, now he has no choice but to return. The dragon lord, whose world teeters on the brink of destruction, must find his truemate. The one woman with the power and love fated to save them all. The woman he left behind.

Maya Trent was abandoned on Earth, apparently human but so much more and unaware of her dual heritage. Once Draakar awakens her dragon within all she wants to do is kill him. But they must still work together to save mankind as well as the brethren.

Dragon’s Heart is available from Amazon US, Amazon UK and Smashwords.

And now, an excerpt from Dragon’s Heart… Continue reading “Sneak Peek: Dragon’s Heart”

Is it Time to Get Socl?

It’s that time of year again! Snow is falling, shoppers are bustling and a new social media platform has surfaced.

Just what we needed, right?

Well, since it’s the holidays and you might have a little down time, here’s a new one for you to play with … Socl.

Pronounced social, this new platform allows you to express and share your ideas through collages of images, links, captions and videos. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? Continue reading “Is it Time to Get Socl?”

Flash Fiction Challenge: The Storm

Photo by K.S. Brooks

Detective Joe Traeger raced the Buick down the highway toward the coming storm.

The old gypsy woman had been right about everything she’d foretold. He had found the body of the missing boy by deciphering the clues she had given.

It was not over. He had yet to discover the meaning behind her last message to him. She’d said he would travel through a storm to find his house safe, but his home in ruin. He pressed down on the accelerator as the first raindrops spattered on the windshield. There had been no answer when he called. What awaited him at home?

In 250 words or less, tell us a story incorporating the elements in the picture. The 250 word limit will be strictly enforced.

Please keep language and subject matter to a PG-13 level.

Use the comment section below to submit your entry. Entries will be accepted until 5:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time on Tuesday, December 18th, 2012.

On Wednesday morning, we will open voting to the public with an online poll for the best writing entry accompanying the photo. Voting will be open until 5:00 PM Thursday.

On Friday morning, the winner will be recognized as we post the winning entry along with the picture as a feature. Best of luck to you all in your writing!

Entries only in the comment section. Other comments will be deleted.

Book Brief: Homecoming

Homecoming
by Janet Wellington
Genre: romance
Word count: 62,285

Cory Wells-Richards left her cheating husband behind and headed straight back to tiny Faythe, Wisconsin, eager to create a new future for herself. First order of business, keep her promise to a dear friend and finish the renovation on the Victorian for dearly departed Tillie and find homes for her nine cats. How tough could that be? But when Tillie’s great-nephew shows up to help, it’s all she can do not to fall right back into his arms. She’s been down that heartbreak road with him before, and coming off her recent divorce she’s determined to guard her heart, no matter how sexy he looks with a hammer in his hand and his shirt off.

Jake is caught between a rock and a hard place. Well, between his party-hearty, successful big city life in Chicago and the sleepy hometown he was glad to see in his rearview mirror at the tender age of 18. He plans to fulfill his promise to Tillie and help restore her house to get it ready to sell, then return to his comfortable life in Chicago. But how is he supposed to get any work done with pretty little Cory around doing her best to drive him crazy? Being in Faythe rekindles all those long forgotten memories, some bad and some good–including his desire for Cory, the one girl he couldn’t have.

This book is available from Amazon. Continue reading “Book Brief: Homecoming”